Mahan
English
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Macháin (“descendant of Machán”).
Proper noun
Mahan (plural Mahans)
- A surname from Irish.
- An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mahan is the 2371st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 15375 individuals. Mahan is most common among White (85.78%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mahan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 491.
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